Yet faith in vitamins runs deep. The Council for Responsible Nutrition, a trade group in Washington, estimates that 64 per cent of American adults take vitamin and mineral supplements.
Despite the steady drumbeat of reports questioning their efficacy, sales have risen steadily, from $5 billion in 1995 to $10 billion this year, according to the Nutrition Business Journal.
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